Imperial College London To Study How People Develop Resistance To Flu
Study in UK: The clinical study of Imperial College London on 'How People Develop Resistance To Flu' is expected to start in Spring 2025.
Imperial College London researchers are participating in a new study on how people develop resistance to the flu. This international study is backed by the Novo Nordisk Foundation.
Professor Chris Chiu, from the Department of Infectious Disease at Imperial College London, said, “Influenza remains one of the most serious health threats, claiming hundreds of thousands of lives around the world each year and a likely cause of pandemics in the foreseeable future. Yet we still don’t fully understand what aspects of our immune systems should be harnessed to develop robust immunity against the virus – information we need in order to improve vaccines. Building on Imperial’s expertise in human challenge studies and working together with our international partners, we aim for this work to offer new insights into this process. We hope that, by unlocking the unique immune processes in the nose and lung, we may ultimately help to develop better medications and vaccines to prevent not only severe disease but also infections themselves and transmission.”
Head of Infectious Diseases at the Novo Nordisk Foundation, Marianne Holm, said, “We are excited to support this important project that will provide unique insights into the fundamental workings of airway immunity, but also supply us with vital information on how best to sample and measure airway response to both viruses and vaccines. With this knowledge we can not only improve the ways we prevent and treat influenza, but we may also become more effective in preventing and treating other respiratory pathogens.”
Imperial College London Study On Flu Resistance: Details
The new study will combine vaccine studies and human challenges to find out how the respiratory tract and immune system respond differently to influenza vaccination and infection. The findings can help in improving the treatments and vaccines for flu.
Professor Chris Chiu from the Department of Infectious Disease is leading the study which will focus on how influenza immunity is developed in the nose and lung. The insights will help in developing new treatments.
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